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| Current_members = Joe Camilleri <br>James Black<br>Joe Creighton<br>Claude Carranza<br>Tony Floyd
| years_active = {{start date|1983}}–present
| Past_members = Jen Anderson<br>Michael Barker<br>Linda Bull<br>Vika Bull<br>Jeff Burstin<br>Wayne Burt<br>George Butrumlis<br>Johnny Charles<br>Wayne Duncan<br>Venetta Fields<br>Mick Girasole<br>Stephen Hadley<br>Peter Luscombe<br>Troy McMillan<br>Steve McTaggart<br>Annette Roche<br>Richard Sega<br>Nick Smith<br>Paul Williamson<br>Gary Young<br>
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* [[Joe Camilleri]]
* Claude Carranza
* Angus Burchall
* Mark Gray
* [[John McAll]]
| past_members = [[#Members|see Members list below]]
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'''The Black Sorrows''' are an Australian [[blues rock]] band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist [[Joe Camilleri]] (ex-[[Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons]]), who also plays saxophone and guitar. Camilleri has used various line-ups to record 17 albums, with five reaching the top&nbsp;20 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Charts]]: ''[[Hold On to Me (album)|Hold on to Me]]'' (September 1988), ''[[Harley and Rose]]'' (August 1990), ''[[Better Times (album)|Better Times]]'' (September 1992), ''[[The Chosen Ones - Greatest Hits]]'' (November 1993) and ''[[Lucky Charm (album)|Lucky Charm]]'' (November 1994). Their top&nbsp;40 singles are "[[Chained to the Wheel]]" (February 1989), "[[Harley + Rose]]" (August 1990) and "[[Snake Skin Shoes]]" (July 1994).

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'''''The Black Sorrows''''' are an Australian band founded by [[Joe Camilleri]].


==History==
==History==
===Formation and early years: 1983-85===
Beginning as a loose [[Melbourne]] pick-up band playing mostly covers of R&B, zydeco and blues songs, The Black Sorrows eventually evolved into a unit that scored several top 40 Australian hits with original material. In the beginning, though, The Black Sorrows were simply a way for singer Joe Camilleri to play some fun, low-pressure gigs after the dissolution of '''[[Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons]]'''. From 1983-1988, Camilleri adopted the psuedonym 'Joey Vincent' for his performances with the band.


=== Formation and early years: 1983–85 ===
Membership in the band has always been loose and fluid. Most of The Falcons were (at one point or another) members of The Black Sorrows; several dozen other Australian vocalists and musicians have drifted in and out of the line-up over the years, with Camilleri being the only constant.


The Black Sorrows began as a loose pick-up band in Melbourne in 1983.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Cook"/> They played mostly covers of R&B, [[zydeco]], soul and blues music.<ref name="McFarlane"/> An early line-up was founding mainstay, Joe Camilleri (aka Joey Vincent) on vocals, saxophone and guitar (ex-[[The Pelaco Brothers]], [[Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons]]); with Jeff Burstin on guitar (ex-[[Company Caine]], Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons), Wayne Burt on guitar and vocals (ex-Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, [[the Fabulaires]]); George Butrumlis<!-- Dempsey has George Petropoulos --> on piano accordion; Wayne Duncan<!-- Not Neighbours character --> on bass guitar (ex-[[Daddy Cool (band)|Daddy Cool]], Living Legends); Steve McTaggart on violin; Paul Williamson on clarinet and saxophone; and [[Gary Young (Australian musician)|Gary Young]] on drums (ex-Daddy Cool, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/>
The early line-up (c. 1983/84) included 'Joey Vincent' (i.e. Camilleri) on vocals and sax, Paul Williamson (sax/clarinet), Jeff Burstin (guitar), Wayne Burt (guitar), Wayne Duncan (bass), Gary Young (drums), George Butrumlis (accordion, piano) and Steve McTaggart (violin). Camilleri, Burstin, Burt and Young had all been members of Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons. The Black Sorrows first two albums were recorded live off-the-floor, and consisted almost entirely of R&B cover songs by the likes of [[Chuck Berry]], [[Fats Domino]], [[Arthur Alexander]], [[Don Covay]] and [[John Lee Hooker]].


Initially, Camilleri used the group to play gigs in local cafes after the dissolution of his previous band, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons.<ref name="McFarlane JJZF"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> From 1983 to 1988 he used the name Joey Vincent for his work with the band.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> Membership in the band has been loose and fluid.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Most of The Falcons, at one point or another, have been members; numerous other Australian musicians have drifted in and out of the line-ups.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Aside from zydeco, their early style included [[Cajun music]].<ref name="Cook"/>
=== The 'classic' era: 1986-1993 ===


[[File:JoeCamelleriBluesfest.jpg|thumb|Joe Camilleri performs with the Black Sorrows at Byron Bay Bluesfest, April 2014.]]
By the time of their first top 20 album, 1986's ''Dear Children'', the Black Sorrows were playing original material and the official line up was Camilleri, Burstin, Nick Smith (lyrics/backing vocals), Johnny Charles (bass) and Peter Luscombe (drums). However, 15 musicians actually played on the ''Dear Children'' album, including Butrumlis.


Their first two albums, ''[[Sonola]]'' (June 1984) and ''[[Rockin' Zydeco]]'' (March 1985), were each recorded live-in-the-studio, in one day, with Camilleri producing.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> They consisted almost entirely of R&B [[Cover versions|cover]]s of material from [[Chuck Berry]], [[Fats Domino]], [[Arthur Alexander]], [[Don Covay]], and [[John Lee Hooker]].<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Cook"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/>
For 1987's ''Hold on to Me'', Smith left -- though he continued writing lyrics for Black Sorrows songs for the following two decades. Returning to the official line-up was one-time Falcons guitarist Wayne Burt. Other changes were also made: Charles was replaced by Mick Girasole on bass (Girasole had actually played on several ''Dear Children'' tracks), and backing vocalists [[Vika and Linda]] Bull were added. The Bull Sisters readily identifiable singing style became a big part of The Black Sorrows' sound, and ''Hold on to Me'' spawned 3 top 40 hits in Australia ("Hold on to Me", "Chained to the Wheel" and "The Crack-Up").


''[[A Place in the World (The Black Sorrows album)|A Place in the World]]'' followed in November 1985, again produced by Camilleri, it only had one cover track, the rest co-written by Camilleri with Nick Smith (ex-Millionaires, [[the Kevins]], [[Stephen Cummings|Stephen Cummings Band]]), who was also on guitar and backing vocals.<ref name="Cook"/><ref name="Holmgren"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> Camilleri told Catherine Cook of ''The Canberra Times'' that they "had to exist on their own merit".<ref name="Cook"/> She noted the songwriter was "taking all the best from the music he was playing and adding experiences and ideas".<ref name="Cook"/> Also joining the group, just before recording, was [[Peter Luscombe]] (ex-[[Tinsley Waterhouse|Tinsley Waterhouse Band]], Stephen Cummings Band<!--Ex-member?-->) on drums and percussion.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Camilleri, Burstin, Burt, Butrumlis, Luscombe, McTaggart, and Smith were joined in the studio by sessions musicians including Ed Bates (ex-The Sports) on guitar; Joe Creighton (ex-Billy T) on bass guitar; [[Ross Hannaford]] (ex-Daddy Cool, Billy T<!--ex-member?-->) on guitar; [[Andrew Pendlebury]] (ex-The Sports) on guitar; and The Blackberries on vocal harmonies.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/>
For 1990's ''Harley & Rose'', Jen Anderson was added on violin, and Richard Sega replaced Girasole on bass.


==="Classic era": 1986–1993===
Beginning in the early 1990s, Camilleri also fronted '''The Revelators''' (originally The Delta Revelators). This band's line-up was practically identical to The Black Sorrows, the only real difference being that The Revelators returned to the early Sorrows roots of playing largely R&B-oriented cover songs. The Revelators released their first album in 1991.
By November 1986 the Black Sorrows line-up was Camilleri, Burstin, Luscombe and Smith; with Johnny Charles on bass guitar.<ref name="Nimmervoll"/> The group were playing mostly original material. The group released "Mystified" which gained radio play and peaked at number 24 on the [[Kent Music Report]].
The group's fourth studio album, ''[[Dear Children (album)|Dear Children]]'' (April 1987), which was co-produced by Camilleri and Burstin, initially appeared on Camel Records.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/><ref name=aus>Australian chart peaks:
*Top 100 ([[Kent Music Report]]) peaks to 19 June 1988 plus "The Chosen Ones" and "Fire Down Below": {{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St. Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|edition=Illustrated|pages=36–37|isbn=0-646-11917-6}} N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
*Top 50 ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA Chart]]) peaks from 26 June 1988: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Black+Sorrows|title=australian-charts.com > Discography The Black Sorrows|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=18 February 2016}}
*Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}
*"Certified Blue" (ARIA Chart) peak: {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/ARIA1266.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20140620050900/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20140620-1509/ARIA1266.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-06-20|title=The ARIA Report Week Commencing 2 June 2014 - Issue #1266|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|access-date=18 February 2016}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> but [[Columbia Records|CBS]] signed them to a distribution deal.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> With CBS promoting, it peaked at No.&nbsp;22 the Australian [[Kent Music Report]] albums chart in June.<ref name=aus/> In May that year, the single, "Daughters of Glory", had reached the top&nbsp;50 on the related Kent Music Report singles chart.<ref name=aus/>


Additional session musicians used on ''Dear Children'' included: Butrumlis; Tony Faeshe on guitar and viola; [[Venetta Fields]] on backing vocals; Mick Girasole on bass guitar; [[Paul Grabowsky]] on piano; [[Sherlie Matthews]] on backing vocals; Mick O'Connor<!-- Not the Irish flautist --> on keyboards and Hammond organ.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> The band often made use of session or touring musicians including Sam See on slide guitar, Tony Norris on trumpet, and [[Kerryn Tolhurst]] on guitar.
Burt left the band again prior to the Black Sorrows 1992 album ''Better Times'', and yet another new bassist was added in the person of Stephen Hadley, replacing Sega. Also added to the line-up were keyboard player James Black and percussionist Michael Barker. Finally, Laurie Polec took over as the band's primary lyricist, although Nick Smith would still contribute to this and future Black Sorrows releases.


During 1988 Smith left the performance line-up, however he continued writing lyrics for the Black Sorrows over the following two decades. By mid-year Burt had returned on guitar, Charles was replaced by Girasole on bass guitar, and [[Vika and Linda]] Bull joined on backing vocals and occasional lead vocals (ex-Sophisticated Boom Boom, The Sacred Hearts of Sweet Temptation, The Honeymooners).<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Australian journalist [[Ed Nimmervoll]] described the "classic line-up" of the group as Camilleri, Linda and Vika Bull, Burstin, Burt, Girasole and Luscombe.<ref name="Nimmervoll 2"/> The Bull sisters' readily identifiable singing style became a big part of The Black Sorrows' sound.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> At live gigs each had their own "spots" showing different voices: "Vika strong and soulful. Linda soft and gentle."<ref name="Nimmervoll Live"/>
After a further 1993 single from this line-up (a cover of [[Bob Marley]]'s "Stir It Up"), Camilleri dissolved the band and set about creating a new version of The Black Sorrows.


The group's fifth album, ''[[Hold On To Me (album)|Hold on to Me]]'', was issued in September 1988, which was co-produced by Burstin and Camilleri.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> As well as the standard version CBS released a limited edition 2× LP in Australia.<ref name="Holmgren"/> [[AllMusic]]'s Rudyard Kennedy felt the lead singer was able to "channel the voice and persona of" [[Van Morrison]] and while the group "borrow many of the same ingredients" however "the trick is in mixing those well-worn ingredients together and coming up with something new" such that the album "deserves to be heard and hailed by music fans the world over".<ref name="Kennedy"/>
=== The later line-ups: 1994-present ===


The album peaked at No.&nbsp;7 on the [[ARIA Charts|ARIA Albums Chart]] in May 1989 and remained in the top&nbsp;50 for 46 weeks.<ref name=aus/> It provided two top&nbsp;40 hits on the associated Singles Chart: "[[Chained to the Wheel]]" (March 1989 – their highest charting single at No.&nbsp;9) and "[[The Crack Up (song)|The Crack-Up]]" (April).<ref name=aus/> At the [[ARIA Music Awards of 1990]] they won [[ARIA Award for Best Group|Best Group]].<ref name="ARIA List"/> Internationally ''Hold on to Me'' peaked at No.&nbsp;6 on the [[VG-lista|Norwegian Albums Chart]];<ref name="NORCharts"/> No.&nbsp;18 on the [[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish Albums Chart]];<ref name="SWECharts"/> and No.&nbsp;35 on the [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|New Zealand Albums Chart]].<ref name="NZLCharts"/>
Camilleri retained only Hadley from the previous line-up for 1994's ''Lucky Charm''. This album was recorded in New York, and although Camilleri was the only musician to be featured on every track, most of the album featured a band consisting of Camilleri (vocals, sax), Hadley (bass), Claude Carranza (guitar), [[Kerryn Tolhurst]] (guitar, mandolin, keyboards), Andy York (guitars) and [[Steve Ferrone]] (drums). Lyrics for the album's songs were by [[James Griffin (songwriter)|James Griffin]], Nick Smith and Laurie Polic.


Before recording their sixth album, ''[[Harley and Rose]]'' (August 1990), Jen Anderson was added on violin (ex-Kings of the World); and Richard Sega replaced Girasole on bass guitar.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> It was co-produced by Camilleri, Burstin and Luscombe; and the CD format has six bonus tracks compared with the LP version.<ref name="Holmgren"/> It peaked at No.&nbsp;3 in Australia and remained in the top&nbsp;50 for 51&nbsp;weeks;<ref name=aus/> No.&nbsp;5 in Norway;<ref name="NORCharts"/> and No.&nbsp;36 in Sweden.<ref name="SWECharts"/> The album produced two top 30 singles; "[[Harley + Rose]]" and "[[Never Let Me Go (Black Sorrows song)|Never Let Me Go]]".
1998's ''Beat Club'' featured a similarly loose policy towards maintaining an official lineup, with Camilleri being joined by Stephen Hadley, Wayne Burt, Jeff Burstin, James Black and many session musicians. Somewhat more jazz-oriented in tone than previous Black Sorrows releases, the lead single "New Craze" was nominated for a 1998 [[ARIA Music Awards|ARIA award]] for most played jazz composition in Australia.


[[The Revelators]] a band made up of members of the Black Sorrows released their first album, ''[[Amazing Stories (album)|Amazing Stories]]'', in December 1991.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren TDR"/> The Revelators sound was a return to early The Black Sorrows material: playing largely R&B-oriented cover songs.<ref name="McFarlane"/>
After a long period of inactivity, The Black Sorrows released an acoustic album in 2004. This line-up included Camilleri and Hadley, returning band members [[Jeff Burstin]] and James Black, and new drummer Tony Floyd.


Burt left the Black Sorrows before recording for their seventh album, ''[[Better Times (album)|Better Times]]'' (September 1992), and Stephen Hadley (ex-[[Kate Ceberano|Kate Ceberano and the Ministry of Fun]]) replaced Sega on bass guitar.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/> Also added to the line-up were Barker and James Black (on keyboards) of The Relevators.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/><ref name="Holmgren TDR"/> Finally, Laurie Polec took over as the band's primary lyricist,<ref name="McFarlane"/> although Smith contributed to this and future releases. ''Better Times'' peaked at No.&nbsp;13 in Australia.<ref name=aus/>
The band's most recent album is ''Roarin Town'', released in October 2006. For this release, The Black Sorrows were Camilleri, Hadley, Black, Floyd, and the returning Carranza. Carranza had also played with Camilleri in yet another side-project band, '''Bakelite Radio''', which released two albums in 2003/04.

[[File:BlackSorrowsBluesfest2014.jpg|thumb|300px|The Black Sorrows play at Byron Bay Bluesfest, April 2014]]

In March 1993 the group re-released ''Better Times'' as 2× CD pack with [[The Revelators]]' ''[[Amazing Stories (album)|Amazing Stories]]'' as a bonus disc.<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/><ref name="Holmgren TDR"/> The pack reached No.&nbsp;14 in Australia.<ref name=aus/> In September, the Black Sorrows released "[[Stir It Up]]" – a cover of the [[Bob Marley]] track. Their first greatest hits album, ''[[The Chosen Ones - Greatest Hits]]'', appeared in November 1993, which peaked at No.&nbsp;4 in January 1994.<ref name=aus/>

By the end of 1993, Camilleri announced that after The Chosen Ones Tour, the current line-up of The Black Sorrows would be dissolved.<ref name="Leedham"/> It became his solo band with "a floating line-up of specially selected musicians".<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Nimmervoll"/> Vika and Linda launched their duo career in March 1994.<ref name="Frolic"/><ref name="Holmgren VLB"/> Luscombe was later a session drummer or band member for various groups including Paul Kelly Band (and associated side projects [[Professor Ratbaggy]] and [[Stardust Five]]),<ref name="Holmgren PL"/> and as from May 2014 is a member of the [[SBS One|SBS-TV]] quiz show, ''[[RocKwiz]]'' house band, RocKwiz Orkestra since 2005. Black also worked as a session musician or band member including for [[Sherine Abeyratne|Sherine's X Machine]], [[Things of Stone and Wood]], [[Deborah Conway]],<ref name="Holmgren JB"/> and with Luscombe on ''RocKwiz'' since 2005.

===New line-ups: 1994–98===

For the new iteration of The Black Sorrows, Camilleri retained only Hadley from the previous line-up. The group's next album, ''[[Lucky Charm (album)|Lucky Charm]]'' (November 1994) was recorded in New York with Camilleri co-producing with Kerryn Tolhurst. While the group had no fixed line-up at this juncture, in the studio the group most frequently called on the services of Hadley on bass guitar, Tolhurst on guitar, [[mandolin]], [[tiple]] and keyboards, Rob Burke on saxophone, Claude Carranza on guitar, [[Steve Ferrone]] on drums, and Andy York on guitar. Lyrics for the album's songs were supplied by [[James Griffin (songwriter)|James Griffin]], Smith or Polec. McFarlane noted that the album was "a more reflective, rootsier collection than previous band efforts".<ref name="McFarlane"/> It reached No.&nbsp;20 in Australia.<ref name=aus/>

The group's ninth studio album, ''[[Beat Club (album)|Beat Club]]'' was released in November 1998. The album was co-produced by Camilleri, Black and Tolhurst.<ref name="Holmgren"/> It also used guest musicians including Burstin, Burt and [[Renée Geyer]] on vocals. McFarlane described it as containing "R&B-tinged jazz and blues tunes".<ref name="McFarlane"/> The lead single, "New Craze" (August 1997), was nominated at the 1998 [[APRA Music Awards|APRA Awards]] for Most Performed Jazz Work in Australia for its writers Camilleri, Smith and Black.<ref name="APRA 1998"/>

In the early 2000s Camilleri founded another side project, Bakelite Radio, which temporarily supplanted his recording activity with The Black Sorrows. As is characteristic of Camilleri's projects, Bakelite Radio started as a loosely organised covers band with a fluid membership. However, the players in Bakelite Radio were generally similar to the membership of the concurrent line-up of The Black Sorrows, with only the repertoire differing.

Camilleri also reunited with [[The Revelators]] and released [[ARIA Award]] nominated studio albums in 2000 and 2002.

===Return from hiatus: 2004–08===
The Black Sorrows returned from hiatus and released an acoustic album, ''[[One Mo' Time (album)|One Mo' Time]]'', in 2004 with returning members Camilleri, Black, Burstin, Floyd and Hadley. The band's follow-up album was ''[[Roarin' Town]]'', released in October 2006. For this release, The Black Sorrows were Camilleri, Black, Floyd, Hadley, and the returning Carranza. Carranza and Black had also played with Camilleri in Bakelite Radio. As well, Nick Smith, who had been one of several lyricists used by The Black Sorrows in the previous decade, was now once again the band's sole lyricst in terms of the band's new original material.
The 2006 touring line-up consisted of Joe Camilleri (lead vocals, sax), James Black (keyboards), Joe Creighton (backing vocals), Claude Carranza (guitar), Tony Floyd (drums), Annette Roche (backing vocals), and Troy McMillan (bass). When the band resumed touring in 2007, Roche and McMillan had left the group, and Creighton played bass.
The 2006 touring line-up of The Black Sorrows consisted of Camilleri, Black, Creighton, Carranza, Floyd, and new recruits Annette Roche and Troy McMillan on backing vocals. When the band resumed touring in 2007, Roche and McMillan had left the group.

A one-time only gig in December 2008 featured a Black Sorrows line-up that traversed different eras of the band. This line-up included Camilleri, Anderson, Bates, Vika and Linda Bull, Butrumlis, Carranza, Creighton and Floyd.

===Later activity: 2009–present===
Camilleri continued performing with The Black Sorrows, [[The Revelators]] and Bakelite Radio at gigs with a changing roster of musicians. In late 2009 The Black Sorrows released a CD/DVD compilation pack, ''[[4 Days in Sing Sing]]'' (2009). The DVD chronicles the making of the album, which consists of 17 tracks recorded live-in-the-studio at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne. All tracks were versions of The Black Sorrows and Bakelite Radio tracks, and were played by the then-current line-up for both bands: Camilleri, Black, Carranza, and Creighton.

The 2010-2012 Black Sorrows line-up consisted of Camilleri, Carranza, Creighton, and the returning Floyd, alongside new vocalist Atlanta Coogan who joined in 2010. In 2012 the line-up released ''[[Crooked Little Thoughts]]'', a 72-page hard cover book including 3× CDs, photos, lyrics and the artwork of Victor Rubin.

By 2013 the line-up had shuffled again. Camilleri and Carranza were now joined by Angus Burchall on drums, Mark Gray on bass guitar, and [[John McAll]] on keyboards and backing vocals.<ref name="Cashmere"/> This Black Sorrows line-up would prove to be by far the longest lasting, releasing five albums over the next 8 years.

The group released their 14th album ''[[Certified Blue]]'' produced by Camilleri and [[John McAll]], on April Fool's Day 2014.<ref name="Cashmere"/> A pair of follow-up albums, consisting of cover songs recorded during the '''Certified Blue'' sessions, were released simultaneously the following year. Entitled ''[[Endless Sleep Chapter 46]]'' and ''[[Endless Sleep Chapter 47]]'' produced by Camilleri and [[John McAll]], these albums were issued on vinyl, with a CD version included as a bonus -- the CDs were not available to purchase separately.

In September 2016, keeping the same line-up, The Black Sorrows released ''[[Faithful Satellite]]'', produced by Camilleri and [[John McAll]], their 17th studio album.

2019 saw the release of ''[[Citizen John]]'' produced by Camilleri and recorded at [[Woodstock Studios]] in Melbourne. This was all Camilleri and Smith songs with the exception of Silvio, a [[Bob Dylan]] [[Robert Hunter (lyricist)|Robert Hunter]] cover. The band was still Camilleri, Carranza, Gray, Burchall, and [[John McAll]].

By 2021, the line-up had shifted again, with a complete overhaul except for perennial frontman Camilleri. The band now consists of Camilleri, [[Shannon Bourne]] (guitar), Mitch Cairnes (bass), Peter Solley (keyboards) and the once again returning Tony Floyd (drums). The Black Sorrows released their 19th studio album, ''[[Saint Georges Road]]'', in September 2021.

== Members ==
According to sources:<ref name="McFarlane"/><ref name="Holmgren"/>
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* [[Vika and Linda|Linda Bull]]&nbsp;– backing vocals, lead vocals <small>(1988–93)</small>
* [[Vika and Linda|Vika Bull]]&nbsp;– backing vocals, lead vocals <small>(1988–93)</small>
* [[Joe Camilleri]] (aka Joey Vincent)&nbsp;– vocals, saxophone, guitar <small>(1983–98, 2004–present)</small>
* Jeff Burstin&nbsp;– guitar, mandolin <small>(1983–93, 2004)</small>
* Wayne Burt&nbsp;– guitar, backing vocals <small>(1983–85, 1988–91, 1998)</small>
* George Butrumlis&nbsp;– piano accordion <small>(1983–86, 1987 sessions)</small>
* Wayne Duncan<!-- Not Neighbours character -->&nbsp;– bass guitar <small>(1983–84)</small>
* Steve McTaggart&nbsp;– violin <small>(1983–85)</small>
* Paul Williamson&nbsp;– clarinet, saxophone <small>(1983–84)</small>
* [[Gary Young (Australian musician)|Gary Young]]&nbsp;– drums <small>(1983–84)</small>
* [[Peter Luscombe]]&nbsp;– drums, percussion <small>(1985–93)</small>
* Nick Smith&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(1985–88)</small>, lyricist <small>(1985–present)</small>
* Ed Bates&nbsp;– guitar <small>(1985 sessions)</small>
* Joe Creighton&nbsp;– bass guitar, backing vocals <small>(1985 sessions, 1998, 2004–12)</small>
* [[Ross Hannaford]]&nbsp;– guitar <small>(1985 sessions)</small>
* [[Andrew Pendlebury]]&nbsp;– guitar <small>(1985 sessions)</small>
* The Blackberries&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(1985 sessions)</small>
* Johnny Charles&nbsp;– bass guitar <small>(1986–88)</small>
* [[Venetta Fields]]&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(1987 sessions)</small>
* Mick Girasole&nbsp;– bass guitar <small>(1987 sessions, 1988–89)</small>
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* Jen Anderson&nbsp;– violin <small>(1989–93)</small>
* Richard Sega&nbsp;– bass guitar <small>(1989–91)</small>
* Michael Barker&nbsp;– percussion <small>(1991–93)</small>
* James Black&nbsp;– keyboards, organ, piano <small>(1991–93, 1998, 2004–09, 2019-present)</small>
* Stephen Hadley&nbsp;– bass guitar <small>(1991–94, 2004)</small>
* Laurie Polec&nbsp;– lyrics <small>(1991–94, 1998)</small>
* Rob Burke&nbsp;– saxophone <small>(1991 - 1998)</small>
* Claude Carranza&nbsp;– guitar <small>(1994, 2004–present)</small>
* [[Steve Ferrone]]&nbsp;– drums <small>(1994)</small>
* [[Kerryn Tolhurst]]&nbsp;– guitar, mandolin, tiple, keyboards <small>(1994)</small>
* Andy York&nbsp;– guitar <small>(1994)</small>
* Tony Floyd&nbsp;– drums <small>(1995-2014,2018-present)</small>
* Nick Haywood&nbsp;– bass guitar <small>(1998)</small>
* Troy McMillan&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(2006–07)</small>
* Annette Roche&nbsp;– backing vocals <small>(2006–07)</small>
* Atlanta Coogan&nbsp;– vocals <small>(2010)</small>
* Angus Burchall&nbsp;– drums <small>(2013–present)</small>
* Mark Gray&nbsp;– bass guitar <small>(2013–present)</small>
* [[John McAll]]&nbsp;– keyboards, backing vocals producer <small>(2013–2019)</small>
{{col-end}}

==Discography==
{{Main article|The Black Sorrows discography}}
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ''[[Sonola]]'' (1984)
* ''[[Rockin' Zydeco]]'' (1985)
* ''[[A Place in the World (The Black Sorrows album)|A Place in the World]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Dear Children (album)|Dear Children]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Hold On To Me (album)|Hold on to Me]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Harley and Rose]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Better Times (album)|Better Times]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Lucky Charm (album)|Lucky Charm]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Beat Club (album)|Beat Club]]'' (1998)
* ''[[One Mo' Time (album)|One Mo' Time]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Roarin' Town]]'' (2006)
* ''[[4 Days in Sing Sing]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Crooked Little Thoughts]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Certified Blue]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Endless Sleep Chapter 46]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Endless Sleep Chapter 47]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Faithful Satellite]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Citizen John]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Saint Georges Road]]'' (2021)
* ''The Way We Do Business'' (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/the-black-sorrows-new-music-is-one-door-slams-20240802|title=The Black Sorrows New Music Is 'One Door Slams'|website=noise11|date=2 August 2024|access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Awards and nominations==


== Discography ==
===APRA Awards===
The [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Awards]] are held in Australia and New Zealand by the [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! width="28" rowspan="2"| Release date
! width="240" rowspan="2"| Title
! colspan="1"| Chart Positions
|-
|-
! Year
! width="60"| <small>Australia
! Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://apraamcos.com.au/search?searchtype=site&keywords=black+sorrows|title=APRA Awards [search] Black Sorrows |publisher=[[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) &#124; [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS)|access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref>
! Work
! Result
|-
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 1991|1991]]
|June 1984
| Country Song of the Year
|"What a Difference a Day Makes" <small>(Grever/Adams)
| "[[Harley + Rose]]"
|align="center"|
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 1998|1998]]
|March 1985
| Most Performed Jazz Work
|"Shape I'm In" <small>(Cathy/Blackwell)
| "New Craze"
|align="center"|
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|-
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 2023|2023]]<ref name="APRAnoms2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.apraamcos.com.au/about-us/news-and-events/nominees-revealed-for-the-2023-apra-music-awards|title=Nominees revealed for the 2023 APRA Music Awards|website=[[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Awards]]|date=30 March 2023|access-date=31 March 2023}}</ref>
|November 1985
| Most Performed Blues & Roots Work
|"Sons of the Sea" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
| "Livin' Like Kings"
|align="center"|
| {{nom}}
|}

===ARIA Awards===
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of [[Australian music]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Year
|March 1986
! Award<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/search?term=Black%20Sorrows|title=ARIA Awards [search] Black Sorrows |publisher=ARIA Awards|access-date=18 August 2016}}</ref>
|"Country Girls" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
! Work
|align="center"|
! Result
|-
|-
| rowspan="5"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1989|1989]]
|April 1987
| [[ARIA Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
|"Daughters of Glory" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
| rowspan="3"| ''[[Hold On to Me (album)|Hold On to Me]]''
|align="center"|#48
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Award for Best Group|Best Group]]
|June 1987
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|"Maybe Tomorrow" <small>([[Willy Deville|Deville]])
|align="center"|#91
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album|Best Adult Contemporary Album]]
|November 1987
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|"The Last Frontier" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
|align="center"|
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Award for Engineer of the Year|Engineer of the Year]]
|August 1988
|"Hold on to Me" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
| Doug Brady for ''Hold On to Me''
|align="center"|#24
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|-
| Producer of the Year
|October 1988
| [[Joe Camilleri]] & Jeff Burstein for ''Hold On to Me''
|"The Chosen Ones" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|align="center"|
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1990|1990]]
|February 1989
| [[ARIA Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
|"Chained to the Wheel" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
| rowspan="2"|"[[Chained to the Wheel]]"
|align="center"|#9
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Award for Single of the Year|Single of the Year]]
|April 1989
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|"The Crack Up" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
|align="center"|#40
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Award for Best Group|Best Group]]
|August 1989
| ''Hold On to Me''
|"Fire Down Below" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
|align="center"|
| style="text-align:center; background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1991|1991]]
|September 1990
| [[ARIA Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
|"Harley and Rose" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
| "[[Harley + Rose]]"
|align="center"|#24
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Award for Best Group|Best Group]]
|April 1991
| rowspan="2"|''[[Harley and Rose]]''
|"Never Let Me Go" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|align="center"|#30
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
|June 1991
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|"Hold It Up to the Mirror" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
|align="center"|
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1992|1992]]
|May 1992
| [[ARIA Award for Best Group|Best Group]]
|"Better Times" <small>(Camilleri/Polec)
|"[[Never Let Me Go (The Black Sorrows song)|Never Let Me Go]]"
|align="center"|
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1993|1993]]
|July 1992
| [[ARIA Award for Best Group|Best Group]]
|"Ain't Love the Strangest Thing" <small>(Camilleri/Polec)
| ''[[Better Times (album)|Better Times]]''
|align="center"|#46
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|-
|-
| Producer of the Year
|February 1993
| [[Joe Camilleri]] for "[[Ain't Love the Strangest Thing]]", "Better Times", "Come on, Come On"
|"Come on Come on" <small>(Camilleri/Polec)
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|align="center"|
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Award for Best Cover Art|Best Cover Art]]
|July 1993
| Pascoe & Gray Design, Eryk Photography for ''[[Better Times (album)|Better Times]]''
|"Sweet Inspiration" <small>(Camilleri/Polec)
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|align="center"|
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1994|1994]]
|September 1993
| Producer of the Year
|"[[Stir It Up]]" <small>(Marley)
| [[Joe Camilleri]] for "[[Stir It Up]]", "Come on, Come On"
|align="center"|#58
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1995|1995]]
|July 1994
| [[ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album|Best Adult Contemporary Album]]
|"Snake Skin Shoes" <small>(Camilleri/Griffin)
| ''[[Lucky Charm (album)|Lucky Charm]]''
|align="center"|#16
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1997|1997]]
|November 1994
| Engineer of the Year
|"Last One Standing for Ya" <small>(Camilleri/Griffin/Polec)
| Charles Dickie for "New Craze"
|align="center"|#46
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1999|1999]]
|February 1995
| [[ARIA Award for Best Adult Contemporary Album|Best Adult Contemporary Album]]
|"Lucky Charm" <small>(Camilleri/Smith)
| ''[[Beat Club (album)|Beat Club]]''
|align="center"|
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|-
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2015|2015]]
|August 1997
| Best Blues & Roots Album
|"New Craze" <small>(Camilleri/Smith/Black)
| ''[[Endless Sleep Chapter 46|Endless Sleep]]''
|align="center"|
| style="text-align:center; background:#fdd;"| Nominated
|}

===Music Victoria Awards===
The [[Music Victoria Awards]] are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|-
| [[2022 Music Victoria Awards|2022]]
| The Black Sorrows
| Best Blues Work
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="2022industrynom">{{cite web|url= https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/music-victoria-awards-2022-nominees-for-industry-voted-categories-announced/|title= Music Victoria Awards 2022 Nominees for Industry-Voted Categories Announced|website=Music Victoria|date=27 October 2022|access-date=29 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="2022MVAwins">{{cite web|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/music-victoria-awards-2022-winners-20221213|title=Music Victoria Awards 2022 Winners|website=Scenestr|date=13 December 2022|access-date=15 December 2022}}</ref>
|}
|}


=== Albums ===
==References==

* ''Sonola'' (1984)
{{Refbegin}}
* ''Rockin' Zydeco'' (1985)
;General
* ''A Place in the World'' (1986)
* {{Cite encyclopedia | last = McFarlane | first = Ian | author-link = Ian McFarlane | encyclopedia = [[Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop]] | title = Whammo Homepage | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp | archive-date = 5 April 2004 | access-date = 17 May 2014 | year = 1999 | publisher = [[Allen & Unwin]] | location = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards, NSW]] | isbn = 1-86508-072-1 }} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
* ''Dear Children'' (1987)
;Specific
* ''Hold on to Me'' (1988)
{{Refend}}
* ''Harley and Rose'' (1990)
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* ''Better Times'' (1992)
<ref name="McFarlane">{{cite web | last = McFarlane | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040420005834/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=104 | title = 'The Black Sorrows' entry | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=104 | archive-date = 20 April 2004 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}</ref>
* ''Lucky Charm'' (1994)

* ''Beat Club'' (1998)
<ref name="Cook">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118106793 | title = Zydeco/Cajun Specialists a twist of Rhythm and Blues | last = Cook | first = Virginia | newspaper = [[The Canberra Times|The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995)]] | date = 13 March 1986 | access-date = 17 May 2014 | page = 5 | publisher = [[National Library of Australia]] }}</ref>
* ''One Mo' Time'' (2004)

* ''Roarin' Town'' (2006)
<ref name="Holmgren">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131127163800/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/b/blacksorrows.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/b/blacksorrows.html | title = The Black Sorrows | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | last2 = O'Shea | first2 = David | work = Passagen.se | publisher = [[Australian Rock Database]] (Magnus Holmgren) | archive-date = 27 November 2013 | access-date = 16 May 2014 }}</ref>
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* ''Greatest Hits'' (1994)
<ref name="McFarlane JJZF">{{cite web | last = McFarlane | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20040813101123/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=961 | title = 'Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons' entry | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=961 | archive-date = 13 August 2004 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}</ref>
* ''The Great Black Sorrows'' (1994) ''3 CD set''

* ''The Essential Black Sorrows'' (2007)
<ref name="Nimmervoll">{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en2/blacksorrows/blacksorrows.htm | url = http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/en2/blacksorrows/blacksorrows.htm | title = The Black Sorrows | publisher = HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music | last = Nimmervoll | first = Ed | author-link = Ed Nimmervoll | archive-date = 26 July 2012 | access-date = 2 February 2014 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

<ref name="Nimmervoll 2">{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120726191200/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20120727-0512/www.howlspace.com.au/en2/blacksorrows/blacksorrows2.htm | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en2/blacksorrows/blacksorrows2.htm | title = The Black Sorrows: More | publisher = HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music | last = Nimmervoll | first = Ed | archive-date = 26 July 2012 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

<ref name="Nimmervoll Live">{{cite web | archive-url = https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20010928140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/14231/20010929-0000/www.howlspace.com.au/en3/vikaandlinda/cd1.htm | url = http://www.howlspace.com.au/en3/vikaandlinda/cd1.htm | title = Album of the Week: Vika and Linda – ''Live and Acoustic'' | publisher = Howlspace. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd | last = Nimmervoll | first = Ed | archive-date = 28 September 2001 | date = 15 December 2000 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

<ref name="Kennedy">{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/hold-on-to-me-mw0000201134 | title = ''Hold on to Me'' – Black Sorrows | last = Kennedy | first = Rudyard | publisher = [[AllMusic]] | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="ARIA List">ARIA Music Awards for The Black Sorrows:
* Search Results 'Black Sorrows': {{cite web | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/search?q=Black+Sorrows | title = Winners by Year: Search Results for 'Black Sorrows' | publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA) | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}
* 1992 winners and nominees: {{cite web | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1992 | title = Winners by Year 1992 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}
* 1993 winners and nominees: {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071214142945/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1993 | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1993 | title = Winners by Year 1993 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | archive-date = 14 December 2007 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}
* 1995 winners and nominees: {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235646/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1995 | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1995 | title = Winners by Year 1995 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | archive-date = 26 September 2007 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}
* 1997 winners and nominees: {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235734/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1997 | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1997 | title = Winners by Year 1997 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | archive-date = 26 September 2007 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}
* 1999 winners and nominees: {{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081003022011/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1999 | url = http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1999 | title = Winners by Year 1999 | publisher = Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) | archive-date = 3 October 2008 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}
</ref>

<ref name="NORCharts">{{cite web | url = http://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Black+Sorrows | title = Discography The Black Sorrows | publisher = [[VG-Lista]]. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) | last = Hung | first = Steffen | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="SWECharts">{{cite web | url = http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Black+Sorrows | title = Discography The Black Sorrows | publisher = Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung) | last = Hung | first = Steffen | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="NZLCharts">{{cite web|url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Black+Sorrows|title=charts.nz > Discography The Black Sorrows|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=18 February 2016}}</ref>

<ref name="Holmgren TDR">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130327080419/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/r/revelators.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/r/revelators.html | title = The Delta Revelators/The Revelators | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | work = Passagen.se | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | archive-date = 27 March 2013 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="Leedham">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134300813 | title = Backstage a concert tour of the better times | last = Leedham | first = Nicole | newspaper = The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) | date = 10 February 1994 | access-date = 14 April 2014 | page = 30 | publisher = National Library of Australia }}</ref>

<ref name="Frolic">{{cite news | url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118157074 | title = Canberra Festival '94 | newspaper = The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995) | date = 10 March 1994 | access-date = 15 April 2014 | page = 23 | publisher = National Library of Australia }}</ref>

<ref name="Holmgren VLB">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130328005914/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/v/vikaandlinda.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/v/vikaandlinda.html | title = Vika and Linda Bull | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | first2 = Paul | last2 = Baird | first3 = Paul | last3 = Janovskis | work = Passagen.se | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | archive-date = 28 March 2013 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="Holmgren PL">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130327053454/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/l/luscombepeter.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/l/luscombepeter.html | title = Peter Luscombe | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | work = Passagen.se | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | archive-date = 27 March 2013 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="Holmgren JB">{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130328162832/http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/b/blackjames.html | url = http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/b/blackjames.html | title = James Black | last1 = Holmgren | first1 = Magnus | work = Passagen.se | publisher = Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren) | archive-date = 28 March 2013 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="APRA 1998">{{cite web | url = http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations1998.aspx#jazz | title = APRA&#124;AMCOS: Nominations – 1998 | publisher = [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA)&#124;Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}</ref>

<ref name="Cashmere">{{cite web | url = http://www.noise11.com/news/the-black-sorrows-17th-album-marks-joe-camilleris-50th-year-in-the-biz-20140408 | title = The Black Sorrows 17th Album Marks Joe Camilleri's 50th Year in the Biz | last = Cashmere | first = Paul | author-link = Paul Cashmere | publisher = Noise11 (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman) | date = 8 April 2014 | access-date = 17 May 2014 }}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.theblacksorrows.com.au}}
* {{Discogs artist|The Black Sorrows}}
* Liner notes to the following Black Sorrows releases: ''Sonola'', ''Dear Children'', ''Hold on to Me'', ''Harley and Rose'', ''Better Times'', ''Lucky Charm'', ''One Mo' Time''.
{{Commons category|The Black Sorrows}}
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== References ==
* [http://www.theblacksorrows.com.au Official Black Sorrows Website]
* [http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/b/blacksorrows.html Australian Rock Database entry for The Black Sorrows]
* [http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/en2/blacksorrows/blacksorrows.htm HowlSpace entry for The Black Sorrows]
* Liner notes to the following Black Sorrows releases: ''Sonola'', ''Dear Children'', ''Hold On To Me'', ''Harley and Rose'', ''Better Times'', ''Lucky Charm'', ''One Mo' Time''.


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The Black Sorrows
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
GenresBlues, rock, R&B, soul, zydeco
Years active1983 (1983)–present
LabelsSpirit, Camel, CBS, Mushroom, Epic, Liberation Blue, Rajon, ABC/Warner
Members
Past memberssee Members list below
Websitetheblacksorrows.com.au

The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri (ex-Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons), who also plays saxophone and guitar. Camilleri has used various line-ups to record 17 albums, with five reaching the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Charts: Hold on to Me (September 1988), Harley and Rose (August 1990), Better Times (September 1992), The Chosen Ones - Greatest Hits (November 1993) and Lucky Charm (November 1994). Their top 40 singles are "Chained to the Wheel" (February 1989), "Harley + Rose" (August 1990) and "Snake Skin Shoes" (July 1994).

History

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Formation and early years: 1983–85

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The Black Sorrows began as a loose pick-up band in Melbourne in 1983.[1][2] They played mostly covers of R&B, zydeco, soul and blues music.[1] An early line-up was founding mainstay, Joe Camilleri (aka Joey Vincent) on vocals, saxophone and guitar (ex-The Pelaco Brothers, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons); with Jeff Burstin on guitar (ex-Company Caine, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons), Wayne Burt on guitar and vocals (ex-Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, the Fabulaires); George Butrumlis on piano accordion; Wayne Duncan on bass guitar (ex-Daddy Cool, Living Legends); Steve McTaggart on violin; Paul Williamson on clarinet and saxophone; and Gary Young on drums (ex-Daddy Cool, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons).[1][3]

Initially, Camilleri used the group to play gigs in local cafes after the dissolution of his previous band, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons.[4][5] From 1983 to 1988 he used the name Joey Vincent for his work with the band.[1][5] Membership in the band has been loose and fluid.[1][3] Most of The Falcons, at one point or another, have been members; numerous other Australian musicians have drifted in and out of the line-ups.[1][3] Aside from zydeco, their early style included Cajun music.[2]

Joe Camilleri performs with the Black Sorrows at Byron Bay Bluesfest, April 2014.

Their first two albums, Sonola (June 1984) and Rockin' Zydeco (March 1985), were each recorded live-in-the-studio, in one day, with Camilleri producing.[1][3] They consisted almost entirely of R&B covers of material from Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Arthur Alexander, Don Covay, and John Lee Hooker.[1][2][5]

A Place in the World followed in November 1985, again produced by Camilleri, it only had one cover track, the rest co-written by Camilleri with Nick Smith (ex-Millionaires, the Kevins, Stephen Cummings Band), who was also on guitar and backing vocals.[2][3][5] Camilleri told Catherine Cook of The Canberra Times that they "had to exist on their own merit".[2] She noted the songwriter was "taking all the best from the music he was playing and adding experiences and ideas".[2] Also joining the group, just before recording, was Peter Luscombe (ex-Tinsley Waterhouse Band, Stephen Cummings Band) on drums and percussion.[1][3] Camilleri, Burstin, Burt, Butrumlis, Luscombe, McTaggart, and Smith were joined in the studio by sessions musicians including Ed Bates (ex-The Sports) on guitar; Joe Creighton (ex-Billy T) on bass guitar; Ross Hannaford (ex-Daddy Cool, Billy T) on guitar; Andrew Pendlebury (ex-The Sports) on guitar; and The Blackberries on vocal harmonies.[1][3]

"Classic era": 1986–1993

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By November 1986 the Black Sorrows line-up was Camilleri, Burstin, Luscombe and Smith; with Johnny Charles on bass guitar.[5] The group were playing mostly original material. The group released "Mystified" which gained radio play and peaked at number 24 on the Kent Music Report. The group's fourth studio album, Dear Children (April 1987), which was co-produced by Camilleri and Burstin, initially appeared on Camel Records.[1][3][6] but CBS signed them to a distribution deal.[1][3][5] With CBS promoting, it peaked at No. 22 the Australian Kent Music Report albums chart in June.[6] In May that year, the single, "Daughters of Glory", had reached the top 50 on the related Kent Music Report singles chart.[6]

Additional session musicians used on Dear Children included: Butrumlis; Tony Faeshe on guitar and viola; Venetta Fields on backing vocals; Mick Girasole on bass guitar; Paul Grabowsky on piano; Sherlie Matthews on backing vocals; Mick O'Connor on keyboards and Hammond organ.[1][3] The band often made use of session or touring musicians including Sam See on slide guitar, Tony Norris on trumpet, and Kerryn Tolhurst on guitar.

During 1988 Smith left the performance line-up, however he continued writing lyrics for the Black Sorrows over the following two decades. By mid-year Burt had returned on guitar, Charles was replaced by Girasole on bass guitar, and Vika and Linda Bull joined on backing vocals and occasional lead vocals (ex-Sophisticated Boom Boom, The Sacred Hearts of Sweet Temptation, The Honeymooners).[1][3] Australian journalist Ed Nimmervoll described the "classic line-up" of the group as Camilleri, Linda and Vika Bull, Burstin, Burt, Girasole and Luscombe.[7] The Bull sisters' readily identifiable singing style became a big part of The Black Sorrows' sound.[1][5] At live gigs each had their own "spots" showing different voices: "Vika strong and soulful. Linda soft and gentle."[8]

The group's fifth album, Hold on to Me, was issued in September 1988, which was co-produced by Burstin and Camilleri.[1][3] As well as the standard version CBS released a limited edition 2× LP in Australia.[3] AllMusic's Rudyard Kennedy felt the lead singer was able to "channel the voice and persona of" Van Morrison and while the group "borrow many of the same ingredients" however "the trick is in mixing those well-worn ingredients together and coming up with something new" such that the album "deserves to be heard and hailed by music fans the world over".[9]

The album peaked at No. 7 on the ARIA Albums Chart in May 1989 and remained in the top 50 for 46 weeks.[6] It provided two top 40 hits on the associated Singles Chart: "Chained to the Wheel" (March 1989 – their highest charting single at No. 9) and "The Crack-Up" (April).[6] At the ARIA Music Awards of 1990 they won Best Group.[10] Internationally Hold on to Me peaked at No. 6 on the Norwegian Albums Chart;[11] No. 18 on the Swedish Albums Chart;[12] and No. 35 on the New Zealand Albums Chart.[13]

Before recording their sixth album, Harley and Rose (August 1990), Jen Anderson was added on violin (ex-Kings of the World); and Richard Sega replaced Girasole on bass guitar.[1][3] It was co-produced by Camilleri, Burstin and Luscombe; and the CD format has six bonus tracks compared with the LP version.[3] It peaked at No. 3 in Australia and remained in the top 50 for 51 weeks;[6] No. 5 in Norway;[11] and No. 36 in Sweden.[12] The album produced two top 30 singles; "Harley + Rose" and "Never Let Me Go".

The Revelators a band made up of members of the Black Sorrows released their first album, Amazing Stories, in December 1991.[1][14] The Revelators sound was a return to early The Black Sorrows material: playing largely R&B-oriented cover songs.[1]

Burt left the Black Sorrows before recording for their seventh album, Better Times (September 1992), and Stephen Hadley (ex-Kate Ceberano and the Ministry of Fun) replaced Sega on bass guitar.[1][3] Also added to the line-up were Barker and James Black (on keyboards) of The Relevators.[1][3][14] Finally, Laurie Polec took over as the band's primary lyricist,[1] although Smith contributed to this and future releases. Better Times peaked at No. 13 in Australia.[6]

The Black Sorrows play at Byron Bay Bluesfest, April 2014

In March 1993 the group re-released Better Times as 2× CD pack with The Revelators' Amazing Stories as a bonus disc.[1][3][14] The pack reached No. 14 in Australia.[6] In September, the Black Sorrows released "Stir It Up" – a cover of the Bob Marley track. Their first greatest hits album, The Chosen Ones - Greatest Hits, appeared in November 1993, which peaked at No. 4 in January 1994.[6]

By the end of 1993, Camilleri announced that after The Chosen Ones Tour, the current line-up of The Black Sorrows would be dissolved.[15] It became his solo band with "a floating line-up of specially selected musicians".[1][5] Vika and Linda launched their duo career in March 1994.[16][17] Luscombe was later a session drummer or band member for various groups including Paul Kelly Band (and associated side projects Professor Ratbaggy and Stardust Five),[18] and as from May 2014 is a member of the SBS-TV quiz show, RocKwiz house band, RocKwiz Orkestra since 2005. Black also worked as a session musician or band member including for Sherine's X Machine, Things of Stone and Wood, Deborah Conway,[19] and with Luscombe on RocKwiz since 2005.

New line-ups: 1994–98

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For the new iteration of The Black Sorrows, Camilleri retained only Hadley from the previous line-up. The group's next album, Lucky Charm (November 1994) was recorded in New York with Camilleri co-producing with Kerryn Tolhurst. While the group had no fixed line-up at this juncture, in the studio the group most frequently called on the services of Hadley on bass guitar, Tolhurst on guitar, mandolin, tiple and keyboards, Rob Burke on saxophone, Claude Carranza on guitar, Steve Ferrone on drums, and Andy York on guitar. Lyrics for the album's songs were supplied by James Griffin, Smith or Polec. McFarlane noted that the album was "a more reflective, rootsier collection than previous band efforts".[1] It reached No. 20 in Australia.[6]

The group's ninth studio album, Beat Club was released in November 1998. The album was co-produced by Camilleri, Black and Tolhurst.[3] It also used guest musicians including Burstin, Burt and Renée Geyer on vocals. McFarlane described it as containing "R&B-tinged jazz and blues tunes".[1] The lead single, "New Craze" (August 1997), was nominated at the 1998 APRA Awards for Most Performed Jazz Work in Australia for its writers Camilleri, Smith and Black.[20]

In the early 2000s Camilleri founded another side project, Bakelite Radio, which temporarily supplanted his recording activity with The Black Sorrows. As is characteristic of Camilleri's projects, Bakelite Radio started as a loosely organised covers band with a fluid membership. However, the players in Bakelite Radio were generally similar to the membership of the concurrent line-up of The Black Sorrows, with only the repertoire differing.

Camilleri also reunited with The Revelators and released ARIA Award nominated studio albums in 2000 and 2002.

Return from hiatus: 2004–08

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The Black Sorrows returned from hiatus and released an acoustic album, One Mo' Time, in 2004 with returning members Camilleri, Black, Burstin, Floyd and Hadley. The band's follow-up album was Roarin' Town, released in October 2006. For this release, The Black Sorrows were Camilleri, Black, Floyd, Hadley, and the returning Carranza. Carranza and Black had also played with Camilleri in Bakelite Radio. As well, Nick Smith, who had been one of several lyricists used by The Black Sorrows in the previous decade, was now once again the band's sole lyricst in terms of the band's new original material.

The 2006 touring line-up of The Black Sorrows consisted of Camilleri, Black, Creighton, Carranza, Floyd, and new recruits Annette Roche and Troy McMillan on backing vocals. When the band resumed touring in 2007, Roche and McMillan had left the group.

A one-time only gig in December 2008 featured a Black Sorrows line-up that traversed different eras of the band. This line-up included Camilleri, Anderson, Bates, Vika and Linda Bull, Butrumlis, Carranza, Creighton and Floyd.

Later activity: 2009–present

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Camilleri continued performing with The Black Sorrows, The Revelators and Bakelite Radio at gigs with a changing roster of musicians. In late 2009 The Black Sorrows released a CD/DVD compilation pack, 4 Days in Sing Sing (2009). The DVD chronicles the making of the album, which consists of 17 tracks recorded live-in-the-studio at Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne. All tracks were versions of The Black Sorrows and Bakelite Radio tracks, and were played by the then-current line-up for both bands: Camilleri, Black, Carranza, and Creighton.

The 2010-2012 Black Sorrows line-up consisted of Camilleri, Carranza, Creighton, and the returning Floyd, alongside new vocalist Atlanta Coogan who joined in 2010. In 2012 the line-up released Crooked Little Thoughts, a 72-page hard cover book including 3× CDs, photos, lyrics and the artwork of Victor Rubin.

By 2013 the line-up had shuffled again. Camilleri and Carranza were now joined by Angus Burchall on drums, Mark Gray on bass guitar, and John McAll on keyboards and backing vocals.[21] This Black Sorrows line-up would prove to be by far the longest lasting, releasing five albums over the next 8 years.

The group released their 14th album Certified Blue produced by Camilleri and John McAll, on April Fool's Day 2014.[21] A pair of follow-up albums, consisting of cover songs recorded during the 'Certified Blue sessions, were released simultaneously the following year. Entitled Endless Sleep Chapter 46 and Endless Sleep Chapter 47 produced by Camilleri and John McAll, these albums were issued on vinyl, with a CD version included as a bonus -- the CDs were not available to purchase separately.

In September 2016, keeping the same line-up, The Black Sorrows released Faithful Satellite, produced by Camilleri and John McAll, their 17th studio album.

2019 saw the release of Citizen John produced by Camilleri and recorded at Woodstock Studios in Melbourne. This was all Camilleri and Smith songs with the exception of Silvio, a Bob Dylan Robert Hunter cover. The band was still Camilleri, Carranza, Gray, Burchall, and John McAll.

By 2021, the line-up had shifted again, with a complete overhaul except for perennial frontman Camilleri. The band now consists of Camilleri, Shannon Bourne (guitar), Mitch Cairnes (bass), Peter Solley (keyboards) and the once again returning Tony Floyd (drums). The Black Sorrows released their 19th studio album, Saint Georges Road, in September 2021.

Members

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According to sources:[1][3]

Discography

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Main article: The Black Sorrows discography

Awards and nominations

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APRA Awards

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The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.

Year Award[23] Work Result
1991 Country Song of the Year "Harley + Rose" Won
1998 Most Performed Jazz Work "New Craze" Nominated
2023[24] Most Performed Blues & Roots Work "Livin' Like Kings" Nominated

ARIA Awards

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The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

Year Award[25] Work Result
1989 Album of the Year Hold On to Me Nominated
Best Group Nominated
Best Adult Contemporary Album Nominated
Engineer of the Year Doug Brady for Hold On to Me Won
Producer of the Year Joe Camilleri & Jeff Burstein for Hold On to Me Nominated
1990 Song of the Year "Chained to the Wheel" Nominated
Single of the Year Nominated
Best Group Hold On to Me Won
1991 Song of the Year "Harley + Rose" Nominated
Best Group Harley and Rose Nominated
Album of the Year Nominated
1992 Best Group "Never Let Me Go" Nominated
1993 Best Group Better Times Nominated
Producer of the Year Joe Camilleri for "Ain't Love the Strangest Thing", "Better Times", "Come on, Come On" Nominated
Best Cover Art Pascoe & Gray Design, Eryk Photography for Better Times Nominated
1994 Producer of the Year Joe Camilleri for "Stir It Up", "Come on, Come On" Nominated
1995 Best Adult Contemporary Album Lucky Charm Nominated
1997 Engineer of the Year Charles Dickie for "New Craze" Nominated
1999 Best Adult Contemporary Album Beat Club Nominated
2015 Best Blues & Roots Album Endless Sleep Nominated

Music Victoria Awards

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The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2022 The Black Sorrows Best Blues Work Nominated [26][27]

References

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General
  • McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 5 April 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2014. Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
Specific
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa McFarlane. "'The Black Sorrows' entry". Archived from the original on 20 April 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cook, Virginia (13 March 1986). "Zydeco/Cajun Specialists a twist of Rhythm and Blues". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). National Library of Australia. p. 5. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Holmgren, Magnus; O'Shea, David. "The Black Sorrows". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  4. ^ McFarlane. "'Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons' entry". Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Nimmervoll, Ed. "The Black Sorrows". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Australian chart peaks:
  7. ^ Nimmervoll, Ed. "The Black Sorrows: More". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  8. ^ Nimmervoll, Ed (15 December 2000). "Album of the Week: Vika and Linda – Live and Acoustic". Howlspace. White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 28 September 2001. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  9. ^ Kennedy, Rudyard. "Hold on to Me – Black Sorrows". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  10. ^ ARIA Music Awards for The Black Sorrows:
  11. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Black Sorrows". VG-Lista. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  12. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Black Sorrows". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  13. ^ "charts.nz > Discography The Black Sorrows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  14. ^ a b c Holmgren, Magnus. "The Delta Revelators/The Revelators". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  15. ^ Leedham, Nicole (10 February 1994). "Backstage a concert tour of the better times". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). National Library of Australia. p. 30. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Canberra Festival '94". The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). National Library of Australia. 10 March 1994. p. 23. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  17. ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Baird, Paul; Janovskis, Paul. "Vika and Linda Bull". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  18. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "Peter Luscombe". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  19. ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "James Black". Passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  20. ^ "APRA|AMCOS: Nominations – 1998". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)|Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  21. ^ a b Cashmere, Paul (8 April 2014). "The Black Sorrows 17th Album Marks Joe Camilleri's 50th Year in the Biz". Noise11 (Paul Cashmere, Ros O'Gorman). Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  22. ^ "The Black Sorrows New Music Is 'One Door Slams'". noise11. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  23. ^ "APRA Awards [search] Black Sorrows". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Nominees revealed for the 2023 APRA Music Awards". APRA Awards. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  25. ^ "ARIA Awards [search] Black Sorrows". ARIA Awards. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  26. ^ "Music Victoria Awards 2022 Nominees for Industry-Voted Categories Announced". Music Victoria. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  27. ^ "Music Victoria Awards 2022 Winners". Scenestr. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
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  • Official website
  • The Black Sorrows discography at Discogs
  • Liner notes to the following Black Sorrows releases: Sonola, Dear Children, Hold on to Me, Harley and Rose, Better Times, Lucky Charm, One Mo' Time.
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